Medals returned to family
A son who used to play with his father’s WW1 medals has managed to buy them back – 70 YEARS after his dad was forced to sell them because the family were so poor. James Roat, 73, would sit ...
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This week in history
Every week we go back to re-visit some of the significant happenings that took place in living memory; just about, for some of us. To remind ourselves of how life has changed and how some things stay ...
Empty nest, full stockings
This will be our first Christmas with an empty nest! All three of the little darlings now have left home – one the country. I know most of us wish it on, but I didn’t. I loved having the b ...
Christmas family traditions
Christmas is a family time for most of us: a time to get together and enjoy being together. It is the time when the old traditions are vital to take us through the day and to avoid the usual argument ...